What's in a Name?

MUCH IS BEING MADE of the fact that Donald Trump is currently the most popular presidential candidate in America, and many speculate that this is because he is not a politician. Several other non politicians are also doing well in the opinion polls. Americans, it seems are weary of politicians. However, the dirty little secret is, Donald Trump actually is a politician. Anyone seeking political office is, by definition, a politician. The fact that one has only recently started seeking political office does not exclude one from the ranks of politicians, it merely makes them new politicians. Donald Trump is a neophyte politician, a rookie having a sensational rookie year. Calling politicians something other than politicians is consistent with current American cultural trends. These days we seem inclined to call things by names other than what they actually are. Money is now free speech, that according to the U.S. Supreme Court. Water boarding, according to Jeb Bush, (who is a bona fide politician), is not torture, but rather,"enhanced interrogation". (Try telling that to people who have endured it). For a long time now, imperialistic wars of aggression have been "police actions", and the violent overthrow of foreign governments by American operatives has come to be known as "regime change". What's in a name? Reducing welfare benefits might reasonably be termed "welfare reduction", but no, we must call it "welfare reform". Genocide is "ethnic cleansing". You could probably make your own list. What's in a name?